School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.59 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 3.59 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 3.59 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4031 years, in 1981.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.431 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4462 years | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4291 years | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.425 years | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4448 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4223 years | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4662 years | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5291 years | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5373 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5627 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4297 years | -23.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4031 years | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4257 years | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4225 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4322 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4602 years | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4478 years | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4675 years | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4593 years | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4737 years | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4831 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4882 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5089 years | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5373 years | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5839 years | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.639 years | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6599 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6807 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6911 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7022 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7219 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8333 years | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9327 years | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 1.05 years | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2 years | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.29 years | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.33 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.36 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.44 years | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.53 years | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.61 years | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.75 years | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9 years | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 2.25 years | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 2.43 years | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 2.56 years | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.62 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.73 years | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.85 years | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 3.02 years | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.21 years | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 3.38 years | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 3.53 years | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 3.59 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4694 years | 0.4223 years | 0.5627 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4422 years | 0.4031 years | 0.4737 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5974 years | 0.4831 years | 0.7022 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 years | 0.7219 years | 1.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 years | 1.53 years | 2.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 years | 3.02 years | 3.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 3.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4031 years in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release